Naruto Shippuden UNS 3 $5 Price Drop

The decent has finally begun, Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 has dropped in price. Wait, before the excitement overflows, the price drop is only by $5 USD, but that is still good news as this is the start of UNS 3 gradual decrease in price before it levels off.  This interesting news comes on the heels of Namco Bandai announcing this week that Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 since its release date has sold more than 1.5 million copies.  By my calculations, that is approximately $90,000,000 dollars in revenue.  That is not bad at all for an anime type game that isn't even 3 months old yet.  The other question at this stage is whether or not he Goku DLC first run copies are all sold out at this point, or whether there are still copies available on sale.  As always, we will keep you posted on further price changes with UNS 3 and other games.

Get 500 Free Amazon Coins

Good news for all Kindle owners.  Today Amazon surprised everyone logging into the Kindle App Store.  You get 500 free coins or $5 to spend.  The question now is how to use it. The 500 coins must be used on either apps or games in the Kindle store.

My suggestion for games in the Kindle Store that you should use your 500 coin on, in no particular order are:

1. The Amazing Spider-Man (Kindle Tablet Edition)
2. N.O.V.A. 3 - Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance (Kindle Tablet Edition)
3. Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour (Kindle Tablet Edition)
4. Gangstar Rio: City of Saints (Kindle Tablet Edition)
5. Skylanders Cloud Patrol (Kindle Tablet Edition)

Naruto Shippuden: Ninja Storm 3 No Price Drop

For all the Naruto fans like me who are waiting for the price of the most recent game Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 to drop we are still out of luck.  There was a price drop for a couple of days in mid-April just before the game was released in Japan.  Amazon's listing for the game showed a drop of $10 USD ($63 TTD).  I'm sure many people who saw the first price drop as hope for it to drop future are kicking themselves for letting such a deal pass them by.  I, myself included.  Since that little teaser of a price drop, Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 has held strong its $59.99 price tag for approximately 5 weeks now.  Seeing that the game was released on March 5, 2013 and other games released around that same time have seen $10, $15 and even $20 in price drops, it would be expected that Ninja Storm 3 would have followed suit too.  Games like Tomb Raider (2013), Bioshock Inifinite and God of War: Ascension have all dropped in price since their release dates.  The only factor that sticks out with the case of Ninja Storm 3 is that its a game made outside of the US.  Typically anime games remain a constant higher price, even up to years and years after they have been released.  For example Ninja Storm 2, Naruto Shippuden Generations, One Piece Kaizoku Musou and Saint Saiya have all remained with above $30 - $40 price tags long after being released.  Not to even mention the Dragonball Z games which still cost close to $50 currently since coming out in 2010 and before.
For now, the waiting continues for Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 to price drop.

Amazon listing for Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 on 5/11/13

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift EXTEND Limited Edition (PS3)

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift EXTEND is an anime style 2D fighting game from Japan.  The Limited Edition of the game come with a copy of the BlazBlue Continuum Shift game, a 40 page art book, a 2012 character calender for each month of year and the soundtrack for the game.  Overall if you can get this limited edition for $20 USD or less and your are a fan of this type of fighting game, then by all means go for it.  I was able to snag this limited edition on Amazon for $17 (same price as the regular edition) before the price skyrocketed back up to $33.34.  Seeing such a deal I had to pick it up.

The art in the art book is nice and the quality is really nice, but it is just an basic art book that is specific to this game.  The book doesn't feel like 40 pages.  In fact it barely feels like 20 pages, as you would like to see them include a bit more if you are a fan of anime art.  BlazBlue has alot of potential to be a great anime if the story is tweaked at some points. There is not much to say about the included 2012 calender seeing that it is 2013 already, but it was nice that they included the entire mini 2013 calender at the back of the book.  The character art in the calender is nice as well so even if it is outdated, you can still enjoy the characters portrayed for each month.  The soundtrack was a great addition as well.  I particularly enjoyed some of the songs, while other not so much.  I am not a big fan of soundtracks, with this being my first one ever owned.  It was okay, but i don't see myself becoming a collector of them overnight.

The game itself is a bit slow paced but fun.  The BlazBlue opening theme was very impressive, it give the real feeling like you are about to watch an anime.  I normally skip game opening sequences, but with BlazBlue: Continuum Shift I actually watch the intro ever time I start the game. BlazBlue: Continuum Shift EXTEND is out right now in a regular version and a limited edition, available on the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360.

Amazon Deal Finds (Gamers, Otaku and MMA fans)

Here are some great finds on Amazon that you should pick up before they are all sold out.  Any gamer / otaku would appreciate these.


- Resident Evil Archives Volume 2

- UFC Official Fan's Guide: As Real As It Gets
- Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Artbook

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